Theatre Technician

Permanent, Part Time (0.6)

The Creative Industries School at Kingston College includes a range of general and specialist courses from level 1 to level 4 covering Art and Design, Media, Music and Performing Arts. Whilst the vast majority of students are on full-time 16-19 Study Programmes, the School also offers Access Diplomas and Higher Education courses and has more recently expanded into part-time Adult Education courses and is looking to further its offer to the local community by making specialist resources available for hire.

Joining us as our Theatre Technician, you will ensure the effective running of the College’s ACT Theatre for teaching purposes, internal events and external hires. You will assist in the management of equipment and stock levels and help maintain the theatre, relevant performance spaces and workshops to ensure they meet robust health and safety requirements. You will ensure an orderly working environment for the students, managing the distribution, collection and return of all College equipment and assisting with any repairs when required. You will thrive being in an educational environment, supporting lecturing staff in formal classes and providing supervision and guidance to students.

We would like you to have general experience of backstage theatre production, strong IT skills and good working knowledge of specialist equipment and resources (lighting, sound, etc.). Comfortable working under pressure and to agreed deadlines, a high degree of flexibility is required as hours will include weekends and/or evenings as required. A formal technical and/or educational qualification is preferred but by no means essential.

The successful candidate will be eligible for any increase in salary as a consequence of the annual cost of living review that will be implemented in the new academic year.

Closing date for the return of completed applications is 6th May 2025. 

The benefits package includes generous annual leave of 37 days plus up to 8 additional days over Christmas/New Year as well as an additional 5 days Wellbeing leave to enhance employees’ physical and mental health. There is an excellent pension scheme that receives a significant financial contribution from the employer (Teachers Pensions or Local Government Pension Scheme), subsidised sports facilities and professional development and training plus a salary sacrifice cycle to work scheme. The benefits package is to be pro-rated for part time staff.

As part of our due diligence checks on prospective employees, successful candidates will be subject to an enhanced DBS check, satisfactory references, an online search and proof of eligibility to work in the UK.

As outlined in the Public Sector Equality Duty of the Equality Act 2010, we are committed to equality of opportunity for all staff and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.

The South Thames Colleges Group is made up of Carshalton College, Kingston College, Merton College and South Thames College, which merged on 1 August 2017. South Thames Colleges Group is one of London’s largest providers of post-16 education and training and is an ongoing and significant contributor to its local communities. We aim to put students’ success at the heart of everything we do.

We are looking for hard-working and collaborative people who can join our team and help challenge our students to achieve and progress.

When you click on ‘Apply’, you will be forwarded to the application page which sits on a platform hosted by an external partner called Blue Octopus who support STCG throughout the recruitment process.